Impact
Empowering young people while educating our community about environmental responsibility is the focus of the Carmel Green Teen Micro-Grant Program. The direct environmental impact of the funded projects is both measurable and impressive. Our program allows every young person in our township an equal opportunity to make a difference in the world. Today’s youth are tomorrow’s world leaders; if we can realize and experience the benefits of community service and environmental stewardship, the future will be a better place.
Together, our program’s funded projects have:
Directly involved over 280 young people
Benefited well over 72,000 people in our community
Provided Carmel Residents over $90,000 in benefits annually
Reduced carbon dioxide emissions by over 100 tons annually
Planted 1075 trees and numerous butterfly bushes and wildflowers
Facilitated the ongoing recycling of tons of waste from school cafeterias monthly
Saved over a half-million plastic bags and thousands of plastic water bottles annually
Provided 105 CFL bulbs to people from 44 different neighborhoods, saving $2100 in electricity bills annually
Provided over 1000 tomatoes, 50 buckets of beans, and over 650 other vegetables, all locally- and organically-grown, to local needy families. This will continue annually.
Involved projects within seven elementary schools, one special-needs school, two middle schools, two churches, and our high school
Created sustainable, safe new animal habitats with plants and trees native to Indiana
Launched Indiana’s first monofilament fishing line recycling program
Raised awareness of environmental issues within the Carmel community
Fostered a greater sense of community